UNDULATORY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

undulatory

adjective

Definition of undulatory

as in undulating

rising and falling in a wavelike pattern The animal swims with an undulatory motion.

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Adjective

Our drills included hours of seamlessly merging poetry with three chords, providing me with an undulant field to riff on.

— Patti Smith, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

Definition of undulant

Adjective

The sprawling space has its own TV and sofa pair alongside a roomy bed, along with design touches like a twinkling mirror on the ceiling and a wavy carpet.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Most of the brand’s launch campaigns have featured a range of straight, wavy, curly, and coily types; in 2024, its AirWash Dry Shampoo launch campaign included a model with braids.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of wavy

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Corporate-conference season gets rolling and earnings models need freshening after summer.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
The Fall Frolic included a carnival, a vaudeville show, fireworks, an eight-mile rolling chair parade, a costume competition, a governor’s ball, and the two-day Inter-City Beauty pageant, which began on this day in 1921.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolling

Adjective

That is an unusually light amount of in-game preparation for a second-year quarterback learning a new offense, especially since Dart and the offense have had an uneven summer at best.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Together, these findings pointed to uneven conditions beneath the road.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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